Predictive analytics and machine learning power Socure’s groundbreaking technology and fuel our mission to verify 100% of good identities in real time and completely eliminate identity fraud on the internet.
Socure is the world leader in digital identity verification and fraud prevention. Our recent awards include Forbes 2022 America’s Best Startup Employers, The Forbes Cloud 100, The Deloitte Technology Fast 500, and Inc. 5000’s fastest growing companies. Listen to why some of the world’s top technology investors see the enormous, transformative potential in Socure’s mission and products: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifM9_jPQCv8
Overview
We are seeking an exceptionally talented and experienced Staff Frontend Engineer to join our innovative engineering team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for driving the development of intuitive and high-performance user interfaces that empower our customers. You will collaborate closely with product management, backend engineering, design, and other stakeholders to create exceptional user experiences. This role requires a leader who is not only proficient in frontend technologies but also capable of influencing the direction of our frontend architecture and mentoring other engineers.
Role and Responsibilities
Lead Frontend Development: Own the design, development, and delivery of major frontend features and applications, ensuring they are performant, scalable, and deliver a seamless user experience.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, Backend and Mobile Engineering, Computer Vision and Data Science, to translate business requirements into functional and compelling user interfaces.
Architectural Leadership: Influence the technical direction of the frontend stack, ensuring that our applications are built using best practices, modern technologies, and scalable architectures.
Mentorship: Guide and mentor junior and senior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team.
Code Quality: Set the standard for code quality within the team, conducting code reviews, writing unit tests, and ensuring that the team adheres to best practices.
Innovation: Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, advocating for their adoption where they can drive value. Propose and lead initiatives to modernize and improve our frontend ecosystem.
Performance Optimization: Identify and address performance bottlenecks, ensuring that our applications are fast, responsive, and provide a smooth user experience across devices and browsers.
User Experience Focus: Work closely with UX/UI designers to ensure that the user experience is intuitive, accessible, and aligns with our customers' needs.
Required Qualifications
Educational Background: BS or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
Experience: 6+ years of experience in frontend software engineering, with a strong portfolio of work demonstrating your ability to deliver complex and user-friendly web applications.
Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
Frontend Architecture: Strong understanding of frontend architecture, design patterns, and best practices. Experience with state management libraries such as Redux, and performance optimization techniques.
Mobile Web Apps: Proven experience in developing mobile web applications, with a deep understanding of responsive design principles and mobile-first development practices.
WebRTC: Strong knowledge of WebRTC and experience in building real-time communication applications.
Testing: Proficiency in writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests using tools like Jest, Cypress, or similar frameworks.
Tooling: Experience with build tools like Webpack, Babel, and task runners. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control.
Cross-Browser Compatibility: In-depth understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and how to overcome them.
Collaboration: Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
Mobile Devices & Cameras: Experience with developing applications for mobile devices, including optimizing for various screen sizes and integrating with device cameras.
Computer Vision & ML Models: Strong experience working on projects involving computer vision and machine learning models, particularly in deploying and integrating these models into frontend applications.
Cloud Services: Experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, GCP) and integrating frontend applications with cloud-based backend services.
UI/UX Design: A strong eye for design and experience working closely with UX/UI designers to implement responsive and visually appealing user interfaces.
Performance and Optimization: Proven experience in optimizing frontend performance, with a deep understanding of web performance metrics and tools.
Leadership: Previous experience in a staff or lead engineering role, with a track record of mentoring and growing engineering teams.
Salary Disclosure:
Base Salary range: $180,000 - $215,000
This represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on factors including geography, candidate experience and expertise, and other job related factors. Socure's compensation and rewards package for full time roles includes a market competitive salary, equity, comprehensive benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans or an annual discretionary performance bonus. Socure is all about encouraging people to push the boundaries of what’s possible through top-tier performance, innovation, ownership, and shared expertise.Socure is all about encouraging people to push the boundaries of what’s possible through top-tier performance, innovation, ownership, and shared expertise.We empower excellence by providing great perks and benefits to both our fully remote employees in North America and our hybrid teams in India.To learn more, check out Socure’s Career Page: https://www.socure.com/company/careersSocure is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity of all kinds at our company.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
To learn more about how our work is changing the world, check out these articles and videos:
Socure is Forbes' 2022 Best Startup Employer: https://bit.ly/3fbNw8S
Socure Accelerates Onboarding for 50+ Crypto, Neobanks, and More: https://bit.ly/3dwN2K7
Socure's Impact on Financial Inclusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6nBc6s1wsU
Socure's Impact on Fraud Prevention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M46UG8QyKe4
Archives & Press Releases: https://learn.socure.com/about/press-release
